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Hollow

What's left inside him?
Don't he remember us?
Can't he believe me?
We seemed like bothers
Talked for hours last month
About what we wanna be
I sit now with his hand in mine
But I know he can't feel...

No one knows
What's done is done
It's as if he were dead

I'm close with his mother
And she cries endlessly
Lord how we miss him
At least what's remembered
It's so important to make best friends in life
But it's hard when my friend sits with blank expressions

No one knows
What's done is done
It's as if he were dead

He as hollow as I alone now
He as hollow as I alone
A shell of my friend
Just flesh and bone
There's no soul
He sees no love
I shake my fists at skies above
Mad at God

He as hollow as I converse
I wish he'd waken from this curse
Hear my words before it's through
I want to come in after you
My best friend

He as hollow as I alone

Hollow

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I have a soft spot for metal ballads. I hate the gay cheesy and forced kind like Black Sabbath's Changes or Metallica's notorious Nothing Else Matters but I do enjoy an occasional partly mellow and calming metal song.

So, I want to compose a list of metal ballads which don't suck (please no glam shit that goes under 'ghey'), instrumental dirges also welcomed.

Here's what I've listed so far :

Testament -

The Ballad
Return to Serenity
The Legacy
Trail Of Tears
Musical Death (A Dirge) (instrumental)

Pantera -

Hollow
Cemetery Gates


Diamond Head -

Don't You Ever Leave Me

Megadeth -

A Tout le Monde

Metallica -

Fade to Black


Mercyful Fate -

To One Far Away

Motorhead -

1916

Iron Maiden - Wasting Love

Black Sabbath -

Solitude
Planet Caravan

Death -

Voice of the Soul (instrumental)

added :

Heathen -

In Memory Of... < thanks tyecok

Laaz Rockit -

The Omen < etc


In Flames - Acoustic Medley (instrumental) <thanks to vermilion666
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Here I will list some of the albums that I think are masterpieces in the metal genre:

First of all, a death metal album. Probably THE death metal album:

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Death - The Sound of Perseverance
A perfect record. Period.

After having a stop in the death metal country, we go to progressive metal.

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Dream Theater - Metropolis Part 2: Scenes From a Memory
An album that tells you a story. An album that pictures that story in your mind and stick in there forever everytime you listen to this record.

And then we arrive at the groove metal heroes!

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Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power
Track by track is a fucking killer album. Starting from Mouth for War going through four magnificent tracks like Walk, Fucking Hostile, This Love and Rise and then everything comes to its end with Hollow. Definetely another 5 star album.

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So I noticed lots of people do this, thought I'd follow suit, mostly as a place to note my listening habits at the time then see how this changes. I was going to do my whole top 50, but looking at the questionable nature of the bottom regions of my charts I decided against! My 5000th track is Metal Magic (yes this is a statement, more on that later...).

1 Iron Maiden
Plays: 935
Fav songs: Revelations, Rime of the Ancient Mariner, The Thin Line Between Love and Hate
Only getting into this band very recently, but in a big way. They have too many fantastic songs so I just picked a few above. Fav album at the moment is probably Brave New World.

2 Megadeth
Plays: 771
Fav songs: Holy Wars...The Punishment Due, Trust, Mary Jane
Probably my fav band at time of writing. Again, faaar to many perfect songs to name one, so I'm limiting myself to 3 at random. Fav album (and 2nd fav of all time) is Rust In Peace.

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Out of my top 15 artists, here are the songs: I first heard by them, what song got me to love them, and also what my current favorite song is.

1.Pink Floyd
First Song: The Happiest Days of Our Lives
Got me to Love: Young Lust
Current Favorite: Dogs

2.The Beatles
First Song: Not sure.
Got me to Love: I Am the Walrus
Current Favorite: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

3.Metallica
First Song: Master of Puppets
Got me to Love: Master of Puppets
Current Favorite: Either One or Fade to Black

4.Porcupine Tree
First Song: Even Less
Got me to Love: Even Less
Current Favorite: Shallow

5.Savatage
First Song: Edge Of Thorns
Got me to Love: Edge Of Thorns
Current Favorite: Lights Out

6.Dream Theater
First Song: Pull Me Under
Got me to Love: Pull Me Under
Current Favorite: Erotomania

7.Pantera
First Song: Cowboys from Hell
Got me to Love: Hollow
Current Favorite: Hollow

8.Tool
First Song: Vicarious
Got me to Love: Third Eye
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I watched the VH-1 Classic Concert with Heart & Friends. It was really good. The best parts, though, were when Alice in Chains was playing and also the little bits of interview with the band.

I have to admit I got a little confused about which singer was which since I didn't know either of them, but I'm going to assume that the second singer with Alice in Chains was Duvall. I liked him. He's not Layne, but at least he could sing.

:::sobs:::

I'm suddenly rearranging my playlist to play every AiC song.

Usually I have it set up to play an entire AiC CD after every little bit of other music--usually because I have such a hard time picking favorite songs. I mean, I know I could. If I really had to narrow it down, I know I love Don't Follow, Love, Hate, Love, Rain When I Die, and Am I Inside.

But...can I really say that I love those songs more than I love Would?, Man in the Box, Rooster, Sea of Sorrow, or Heaven Beside You...or almost any other Alice in Chains song, depending on my mood?
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Children of Bodom - Bastards of BodomI was really obsessed with this song the first time I heard COB's newest album. It has worn off now but is still very catchy.

Iron Maiden - The TrooperA very addictive song from the masters of the NWOBHM. One of the catchiest riffs ever and the solos are sublime.

DragonForce - Body BreakdownAn excellent power metal epic. Great solos and interesting lyrics. The chorus is brilliant for it's cheesy sing-a-long nature.

Blind Guardian - Fly - When this track was leaked onto the internet I got it straight away. Very catchy and addictive. hopefully the new album will be great.

Metallica - Seek and DestroyThe ultimate thrash song by the ultimate thrash band. An anthem for heavy metal in general. A simple, yet effective riff that hooks you in there. Sheer brilliance.

Queensryche - Revolution CallingThe proper opening sing from the infamousOperation: Mindcrime. Very groovy to begin with, the sublime vocals kick in and 80s nostalgia flows over. A great prog track from a great band.
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Which bands/artist do you own the most albums by?
Placebo - 68 (6 cd's, 5 lp's the rest is singles/promos)

What was the last song you listened to?
Our Truth

What's in your CD player right now?
I don't have a working cd player. But I play Lacuna Coil's "Karmacode" alot on my ipod.

What's your favorite local band/group?
Don't have any

What was the last show you attended?
Starlet Suicide & Bam

What was the greatest show you've ever been to?
Probably Lydia Lunch in 2004 or Juliette & The Licks in 2005.

What's the shittiest show you've ever been to?
I've seen some shitty bands on one-day-festivals, like Kent and Håkan Hellström!

What's the most musically involved you have ever been?
I played the clarinet for 4 years.

What show are you looking forward to?
Down in June!!!

What is your favorite band shirt?
One of my My Ruin ones I think.

What musician would you like to hang out with for a day?
Tairrie, who else?

Who is one musician or group you wish would make a comeback?
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